Layers of Design Podcast

Tune into this episode with Julia Nagele, Principal and Design Director at HEWITT, and an Affiliate Assistant Professor at University of Washington College of Built Environments. We talk about her journey in the design field and how she portrays leadership/mentorship in academia and in the workplace. While we sketched the Barcelona Pavilion, Julia expanded on different approaches to use in engagin...

Welcome to this weeks episode of the layers of design podcast. I'm your host Ebehi and as always, thank you for tuning in. If this is your first time, thank you and welcome! This episode is dear to my heart as I've grown to know our guest this week and she truly is phenomenal! Let me introduce you all to Kyrah L. Williams, a successful, multi-faceted young woman with many talents. Dedicated to hel...

This week, we have the pleasure of sharing a conversation with Marisa Cortright who is a Business Development Officer at UNStudio. Now, this episode is a bit different because Marisa is not a designer or an architect but, with degrees in architectural and urban history from the Bartlett School of Architecture and Barnard College, she is immersed in the world of architecture through business develo...

Sketch It Out episodes are back! Tune into this episode with Joey Swerdlin, Founding Member of Group Project and Community Director of Morpholio. We have a conversation about how he got started in architecture, how his different experiences in his educational and professional career have shaped him as a designer and why it is important for designers and architects to learn to design equitable comm...

Hello hello hello listeners. Happy New Year!! And welcome to the first episode of this year! As usual, I'm your host, Ebehi! It feels good to be back and I cant wait to share all the incredible things we have planned for this year! Before we get into this episode, I have some exciting announcements. First, this Friday, we will be introducing our annual event, DESIGN X COMMUNITY: Rethinking Public...

Tune into this weeks Sketch It Out episode with Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk. She is an architect, urban planner and a founding partner of DPZ Partners. In this episode, we learn what got Elizabeth into architecture, good tactics and ways a designer can analyze and sketch a building and she speaks on the importance of designing intentional public spaces. This episode was insightful, fun and inspiring!...

This episode is a bit different from most. It's a solo episode where Ebehi Ijewere will be sharing with you just how far we've come as a design podcast turned into a design studio and an overview of where we are headed. We are all about community and we aim to build and sustain a design community of thoughtful creatives that inspires the world to dream big! Stick around till the end where we will...

Our guest today is Azeez Bakare, who is a 3D Artist, Photographer and Videographer who helps firms, agencies, developers andnsikipreneurs translate their ideas into high quality visualization. In this episode, Azeez is so honest and open as he shares his experience and process of how he developed his skills and created a path for himself. I appreciate this episode a lot because we really get to kn...

In this episode, I have a conversation with Brea Elles, a design and construction professional and the host of Steel Purpose Podcast. Over the past few months, I've had the opportunity to know Brea personally as we worked on a project together and I must say, she's brilliant! Now, this episode is sort of the part two to the Steel Purpose podcast episode 4, where Brea had me on sharing my experienc...

Welcome to the Layers of Design Podcast. I'm your host, Ebehi. As always, I appreciate you tuning into our episodes! It's been a tough couple of weeks for the citizens of Nigeria. Being from Lagos, Nigeria myself, it's important for me to keep raising awareness and supporting the efforts of all Nigerians in putting an end to police brutality as well as bad governance. As a designer, I am curious o...

Tune into this weeks Sketch It Out episode with Andrew Aquart, a licensed Architect practicing in Miami, Florida and a Project Manager at Brillhart Architecture, Miami. We discuss his experience and interests in the architecture profession. We also sketch the Barnacle House in Coconut Grove and talk a bit about its history! We hope you enjoy this episode and can't wait to share more from this seri...

Welcome to Layers of Design Podcast. I'm your host Ebehi. Some exciting news, we love our sketch it out episodes so much that we decided to create espresso mugs and sketchbooks with pretty cool graphics that our producer, Gabriel creates for the sketch it out episodes! Check them out at the Layers of Design Podcast shop at our website layersofdesign.online and grab some for yourself or a friend! A...

Tune into this weeks Sketch It Out episode with Teri Watson, an Architectural Designer practicing in Miami, Florida. She received her BS in Architectural Studies from Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University and her Masters In Architecture from Florida International University. She is the founder of Yen Studio and member of AIA Miami, NOMA South Florida and Black Female Architects. Upon open...

Welcome this weeks episode of Layers of Design, I'm your host, Ebehi! This episode is rather interesting. I have a conversation with Hannah Van Essendelft, a self taught abstract artist who is inspired by the architecture in different cities. She creates beautiful compositions of buildings that uniquely represents their identities and at the same time, relates to the other buildings within the pie...

Tune into this weeks Sketch It Out episode with Craig Aquart, one of the Managing Principals at MC Harry Associate, the president of South Florida National Organisation of Minority Architects (NOMA) Chapter, and a great mentor! In this episode, we learn about Craig's journey, passions and we discuss ways to make the profession more inclusive and how we all can be a part of the solution! We hope yo...

Welcome to this episode of the Layers of Design Podcast! I'm your host, Ebehi. Don't you love when you have best friends that understand your passions and link you with like minded individuals? Well I'm particularly excited about this weeks episode because myself and our guest got connected through my best friend and it was a perfect match! I first learned about our guest, Hajara Iyal through an i...

Our sketch it out episodes have been on a hiatus because although we found and scheduled guests, life gets in the way and our guests either rescheduled or canceled. This was a bit discouraging as we truly enjoy bringing inspiring guests your way and our first two sketch it out episodes were so much fun and got a lot of positive feedback. Nonetheless, like this year has taught most, if not all of u...

In today's episode, I had the pleasure of interviewing Stefan Gzyl, an architect and Director at Incursiones in Caracas, Venezuela. Stefan has worked towards the improvement of the communities that so desperately need new design solutions. He takes us through his design journey, from designing solutions to problems that were not specified but discovered, to his role in teaching architecture and de...

Thanks for tuning into this episode! This one's a little different. It's a short episode composed of snippets from previous interviews that have impacted our listeners the most! Hope you enjoy some inspiring thoughts from our past guests!

"There is no passion to be found playing small- in settling for a life that is less than one you are capable of living." -Nelson Mandela This quote resonates with me almost as much as it resonates with our guest this week! Welcome and thank you for tuning in this week! I'm your host Ebehi! This week, I have a conversation with Victoria Rein, a Miami based designer. She shares with us her journey f...

Tune into this weeks Sketch It Out episode with Akinade Aderele, a construction project engineer, founder of Pod Save Africa (@podsaveafrica) and an infrastructure development enthusiast! He is passionate about creating places that people can be the best version of themselves! In this episode, we discuss "Architecture As A Tool Of Colonial Oppression" while sketching a building from the Ilorin reg...

In this episode, I have a conversation with Marcial Jesus. He is an architect and the founder of 100 architects in Shanghai. He shares with us his experience in the architecture field from how he opened his office in Shanghai to why his designs have exciting bright colors! Marcials passion for public spaces and his design interventions inspire us to think differently about ideas on transforming pu...

In this episode, I have a conversation with Noëlla Aoun, she is an architect and the founder of Noëlla Aoun studio in Beirut, Lebanon. She shares with us her experience with starting and running a design studio, how her educational and career journey in varying countries influence her design. Something I personally enjoyed in this episode is how open and honest Noëlla was about her experience! She...

Welcome to the first episode in our "Sketch It Out" series! We have the pleasure of speaking with David Rifkind as we sketch the 1925 Miami Dade County Courthouse! In this episode, we learn about the power of architecture in shaping communities and the built environment! We also discuss the need for architects and designers to truly begin to protect the health and safety of the public. We hope you...

Welcome to this episode! I'm Ebehi, your host! This is our 30th episode and it's so exciting to look back to see how much our ideas have grown and the connections we've developed along the way! Thank you for tuning in to our episodes and we look forward to growing with you! In this episode, I talk with Malik Benjamin about his design journey and what inspired his career. He is a designer and educa...